Mesdames et Messieurs, Voilà, C'est Vous

[lesmodsalouette]

Bievenue

You're wrapped in a soothing, all-encompassing darkness.

Well, perhaps not perfectly all-encompassing -- you can see some slivers of light here and there, just enough to realize that your current space is literally wrapped in something, and that you are a highly customized burrito at the mercy of an entirely too fluffy bed and set of blankets. Moreover: you are definitely not alone.

Depending upon the contents of your bed (two of you, waking up dressed exactly in what you wore last you remember back where each of you came from, in the exact same state as those last moments no matter how illogical or disjointed), it may not be comfortable or feasible to stay cocooned up for much longer. There's a low, muted GONG, GONGG coming from not far away, your bed creaks like a beleaguered ship in an unannounced storm, and it is joined by even more noises of movement beyond the bed canopy as you try to take stock of where you are.

Eventually, you either fall out of bed or drag yourself into this world: your new and strangely crowded personal rooms, the clock insistently sounding out the hour, and the halls and heraldry of the venerable Château Ambregris -- a lavishly decorated and fully furnished version of a more-or-less authentic French castle (assuming you know what France or a castle are).

Left to your own devices for the moment, you may find it helpful to explore the castle for your own purposes, check out the suspicious statues and personalized plaques in the Promenade of Reflexion, or perhaps to try to get to the bottom of the mysterious and frankly alarming amount of bread piled up in front of the place settings in the Banquet Hall. (Were you thinking of escaping? Any attempts to leave the property will be met with no forward progress at all, treadmill style). There's just about every kind of loaf, roll, boule, baguette, croissant or even animal-shaped bread you can think of stacked in baskets. There's absolutely nothing else save for plain bread, but at least you won't starve.

[OOC: Welcome to Château Ambregris, a perfectly normal castle receiving perfectly normal guests. Feel free to ask any questions in discord! The NPC Meet & Greet will be later today, March 8 at 6 PM EST/3 PM PST.]

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[calamitish]

[ !!?!?! ]

You're the one who brought it up, not me!

[coldseep]

( awwww )

Then I will.

( a promise or a threat....... )

See you soon, Witch.

[allrounder]

We are indeed lucky in that regard.

[ But sorry, Yoru, he's way more interested in the powers here. ]

By "move" objects, do you mean something akin to levitation?

[calamitish]

[ it's both.

witch just huffs petulantly. ]

Yeah, yeah.

[allrounder]

[ His ears twitch slightly, out of concern and embarrassment, mostly.

But at least this man doesn't seem particularly bothered. ]

G'raha Tia. I fear this is our first meeting.

[ What a way to meet indeed. ]

[allrounder]

[ Ah and now he's being interrogated... this is fine, surely.

What matters is that the gun is lowered, so his shoulders relax. ]

To get my bearings. I presume that is the reason you're here as well.

[arbalestrier]

[Sousuke nods back her. His expression doesn't budge an inch, but his gaze seems to be slightly less intense? Maybe.]

Not an issue. You should be careful as well.

[And then he goes back to interrogating Witch, which ends up with no one getting shot. Yay!!!]

[allrounder]

I do not have whiskers—

[ He crosses his arms, having half a mind to say that keeping only her middle finger would be rude, but he knows that that's the point. ]

We can go search for it once you've had your fill of bread. I assume that is not the last piece you're going to be having.

[allrounder]

I do enjoy bread, but does the amount of it not give you pause?

[ Clearly not, given the way this guy is chomping at it like he's got nothing to worry about. ]

[oncefallen]

I was simply wondering whether I should be keeping my eye out for him, and for which reason.

[He sees her tense and just smiles-- he may be nosy, but right now it's more out of boredom than anything else.]

You're... [His eyes flit over the other profiles for a moment, assessing.] ... Miss Ayaka, I presume?

[allrounder]

[ A feast is possible and he can't discount it, but... ]

I heard tell once of a castle that would dole out food and pastries in large quantities, imbued with a power that would make those who would partake in the food more susceptible to control.

[ It's what gives him pause, seeing it in such large quantities here. He's suspicious when otherwise he would dive right for it.

He does, after all, enjoy food with actual flavor to it. ]

[allrounder]

[ His ears twitch at being addressed, and while he would express gratefulness at not being noticed, he can't help but hear the dryness of their voice. ]

Shall we go find you something to drink? You sound quite parched.

Chapel

[oncefallen]

Were you expecting there to be a funeral here?

[Because, like. That's kind of a strange comment to make about a chapel otherwise?]

[allrounder]

Ancient arcane magic.

[ So, history is definitely part of it. He smiles, slight as he picks up a tube of paint just so that his idle hands have something to do. ]

Magic and the uses of it from several thousand years ago from societies long since turned to ruins.

[coldseep]

Is there such thing as too much bread?

( the question seems genuine, is that a thing, )

Mars Room

[oncefallen]

Perhaps whoever owns this place has no practical need for them.

[It isn't as though Adder has any practical need for a weapon, after all, and yet the man carries around a revolver (and sometimes uses it) anyway.]

[stygiomedusa]

[...?]

Alright, I will. You can call for me whenever you need.

[fourtuity]

...More like a reunion, I guess. Let's just say I'm having a bit of a flashback.

[ She sighs, fiddling with the pompoms on her coat. Her emotions are all over the place right now. ]

[stygiomedusa]

What do you consider beautiful?

[She swims up the edge with lazy strokes, treading water.]

You don't know what Mania is...

[Interesting. Weird, also!]

[allrounder]

No. Or, rather, at least in terms of how much one can eat. But would you not be suspicious of, say, mountains of coin in one of the other rooms here?

[ Not the best comparison, but it's fine. ]

[allrounder]

[ google search does ffxiv have hell,

G'raha at least grasps the concept of fallen, though he would likely call it the Underworld instead. ]

I suppose that would be for you to determine for yourself. I see no present danger, not for the time being.

[oncefallen]

A reunion with a coffin?

[... well, he supposes that sometimes family reunions DO happen at funerals, but.]

... I see. I won't ask for the details if you don't wish to share them, but I must admit to being rather curious.

[ocenon]

[ nods. a good choice. ]

What about them appeals to you in that way?

[ocenon]

Indeed, it's a good thing that we were able to free ourselves. It'd be bad news if we found ourselves in a situation much like when Nimue sealed Merlin away!

[ocenon]

[ yeah, sure. peggle 2 can make phone calls. who gives a fuck.

He turns to head back in the direction he just came running from and takes a brief glance down the line at the rest of the line. ]

... Is there one of these for you, then, I take it?

[ is it just as embarrassing, or......... ]